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Introduction
The Transformation of Aspirational Districts Program aims to expeditiously transform 112 districts that were identified from across 28 states, in a transparent manner. Central to the programme are – Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central & State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts. Driven primarily by the States and instituted for the States, this initiative focuses on the strengths of each district, and identifies the attainable outcomes for immediate improvement, while measuring progress and ranking the select districts.
Areas of Focus
This programme is for overall transformation of the district using mass movement approach. Different districts have different strength and weakness and detail of district level plans would vary. At the same time, to keep the approach focussed, the programme seeks to focus in following sectors as these are important for all districts:
- a) Health and Nutrition
- b) Education
- c) Agriculture and Water Resources
- D) Financial inclusion and skill development
- E) Basic Infrastructure including access to road, potable water, rural electrification and individual household toilets.
Institutional arrangement for the programme
The Aspirational Districts Programme shall is a product of collective effort in which States are the main drivers. At Government of India level, programme is anchored in NITI Aayog. In addition, individual Ministries have been given responsibility to drive progress of districts. For each district, a central Prabhari officer of the rank of Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary has been nominated. An Empowered Committee under the convener-ship of CEO, NITI Aayog has been notified to ensure convergence in schemes and address specific issues brought out by Prabhari officers. States have been requested to form a committee under Chief Secretary to implement the programme. States have also nominated nodal officers and also State level Prabhari officer.
Core Strategy
- The core strategy in the program may be summarised as:
- - States as main drivers
- - Work on the strength of each district.
- - Make development as a mass movement in these districts.
- - Identify low hanging fruits by identifying the strength of the districts so that this can work as a catalyst for development.
- - Measure progress and rank districts to spur a sense of competition.
- - Districts to aspire: from becoming States’ best to Nation’s best.
Real Time Monitoring and ranking of districts
49 Key performance indicators (81 data points) have been identified, in consultation with Ministries across sectors of focus. The dashboard is designed, developed, and maintained by the Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The ranking of districts is dynamic and would reflect the incremental (delta) improvement made month on month. Some of the important data points are being validated by third-party agencies. NITI Aayog is partnering with two survey agencies, Tata Trusts and IDInsight in 76 and 25 districts respectively.
Formulation of district Plan
NITI Aayog has developed a broad template for formulation of district plans. Since different districts have different opportunity and challenges, Districts have been advised to customise the template. They have been particularly advised to identify low hanging fruits/opportunities and make strategy for realising them. In addition, a Primer comprising of steps to be taken to improve each of the indicators, compiled from the inputs received from respective Ministries, has also been provided to District Administration.
Districts under Aspirational Districts Programme
|
|
Key Performance Indicators
Health & Nutrition (30%)
No |
Monitorable |
Weight in H&N |
Weight in overall |
Source & Periodicity |
Entered in dashboard by |
Validated by Survey/ Periodicity |
1.1 |
Percentage of Pregnant Women receiving four or more antenatal care check-ups against total ANC registrations |
2 |
0.6 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
1.2 |
Percentage of ANC registered within the first trimester against total ANC registrations |
3 |
0.9 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
1.3 |
Percentage of pregnant women (PW) registered for ANC against estimated pregnancies |
3 |
0.9 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
2 |
Percentage of pregnant women taking Supplementary Nutrition under the ICDS programme regularly |
3 |
0.9 |
Project monthly progress report-ICDS; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
3.1 |
Percentage of Pregnant women having severe anaemia treated against PW having sever anaemia tested cases |
5 |
1.5 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
3.2 |
Percentage of Pregnant Women tested for Haemoglobin 4 or more than 4 times for respective ANCs against total ANC registration |
4 |
1.2 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
4.1 |
Sex Ratio at birth |
3 |
0.9 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
|
4.2 |
Percentage of institutional deliveries out of total estimated deliveries |
4 |
1.2 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
5 |
Percentage of home deliveries attended by an SBA (Skilled Birth Attendance) trained health worker out of total home deliveries |
3 |
0.9 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
6.1 |
Percentage of new-borns breastfed within one hour of birth |
4 |
1.2 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
6.2 |
Percentage of low birth weight babies (Less than 2500 gms) |
3 |
0.9 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
6.3 |
Proportion of live babies weighed at birth |
3 |
0.9 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
7 |
Percentage of underweight children under 5 years |
7 |
2.1 |
Project monthly progress report-ICDS; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
8.1 |
Percentage of stunted children under 5 years |
2 |
0.6 |
Survey |
Survey Agency |
|
8.2 |
Percentage of children with Diarrhoea treated with ORS |
2 |
0.6 |
Survey |
Survey Agency |
|
8.3 |
Percentage of children with Diarrhoea treated with Zinc |
2 |
0.6 |
Survey |
Survey Agency |
|
8.4 |
Percentage of children with ARI in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility |
2 |
0.6 |
Survey |
Survey Agency |
|
9.1 |
Percentage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) |
3 |
1 |
Project monthly progress report-ICDS; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
9.2 |
Percentage of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) |
2 |
0.5 |
Project monthly progress report-ICDS; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
10.1 |
Breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months) |
3 |
1 |
Survey |
Survey Agency |
|
10.2 |
Non-Breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months) |
2 |
0.5 |
Survey |
Survey Agency |
|
11 |
Percentage of children fully immunized (9-11 months) (BCG+ DPT3 + OPV3 + Measles1) |
10 |
3 |
HMIS, MoHFW Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes Quarterly |
12.1 |
Tuberculosis (TB) case notification rate (Public and Private Institutions) against estimated cases |
2.5 |
0.75 |
RNTCP/ |
DC/DM |
|
12.2 |
TB Treatment success rate among notified TB patients (public and private) |
2.5 |
0.75 |
RNTCP/ |
DC/DM |
|
13.1 |
Proportion of Sub centres/ PHCs converted into Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs) |
6 |
1.8 |
NHM-MIS |
DC/DM |
Yes |
13.2 |
Proportion of Primary Health Centres compliant to Indian Public Health Standards |
5 |
1.5 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
13.3 |
Proportion of functional FRUs (First referral units) against the norm of 1 per 5,00,000 population (1 per 3,00,000 for hilly terrain) |
1.5 |
0.45 |
NHM-MIS |
DC/DM |
Yes |
13.4 |
Proportion of specialist services available in District hospitals against 10* core specialist services |
2 |
0.6 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
Yes |
13.5 |
Percentage of Anganwadis centres/Urban PHCs reported to have conducted at least one Village Health Sanitation & Nutrition day / Urban Health Sanitation & Nutrition day/ respectively in the last one month |
2 |
0.6 |
HMIS, MoHFW |
DC/DM |
|
13.6 |
Proportion of Anganwadis with own buildings |
2 |
0.6 |
Project monthly progress report-ICDS; Quarterly |
DC/DM |
|
13.7 |
Percentage of First referral units (FRU) having labour room and obstetrics OT NQAS certified (ie meet LaQShya quidelines) |
1.5 |
0.45 |
District Health Officer |
DC/DM |
Yes |
Total (%) |
100 |
30 |
|
Education (30%)
No. |
Monitorable |
Weight in Education Index |
Weight in Overall index |
Source & Periodicity |
Entered by |
Validated by Survey/ Periodicity |
1.1 |
Transition Rate - Primary to Upper Primary level |
14 |
4.2 |
MHRD – UDISE; Annual |
DC/DM |
|
1.2 |
Transition Rate - Upper Primary to Secondary level |
6 |
1.8 |
MHRD – UDISE; Annual |
DC/DM |
|
2 |
Toilet access: Percentage schools with functional girls’ toilets |
5 |
1.5 |
Concerned Officer-DC/ DM; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
3 |
Learning outcomes
|
50 |
15 |
Tests for students selected through Sampling by Third Party on quarterly Basis (Government Schools only) |
Survey Agency |
|
4 |
Female literacy rate (15+ Age group) |
8 |
2.4 |
Survey Quarterly |
Survey Agency |
|
5 |
Percentage of schools with functional drinking water facility |
4 |
1.2 |
Concerned Officer-DC/DM; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
6 |
Percentage of schools with functional electricity facility at secondary level |
1 |
0.3 |
Concerned Officer-DC/DM; Monthly |
DC/DM |
Yes |
7 |
Percentage of elementary schools complying with RTE specified Pupil Teacher Ratio |
8 |
2.4 |
Concerned Officer-DC/ DM; Monthly |
DC/DM |
|
8 |
Percentage of schools providing textbooks to children within 1 month of start of the academic session |
4 |
1.2 |
MHRD |
DC/DM |
|
Total |
100% |
30% |
|
|
Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)
No. |
Monitorable |
Weight in Agriculture Index |
Weight in Overall index |
Source & Periodicity |
Entered by |
Validated by Survey/ Periodicity |
1.1 |
Percentage of net sown area under micro-irrigation |
17.5 |
3.5 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
1.2 |
Number of water bodies rejuvenated under MGNREGA |
12.5 |
2.5 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
2 |
Crop Insurance- Percentage of net sown area under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana |
15 |
3 |
Concerned Officer, DC / Half Yearly |
DC/DM |
|
3.1 |
Percentage increase in agricultural credit |
10 |
2 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
3.2 |
Certified quality seed distribution |
7.5 |
1.5 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
Yes |
4 |
Number of district mandis linked to electronic market |
10 |
2 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
5 |
Percentage change in Price Realization - difference between Farm Harvest Price (FHP) and Minimum Support Price (MSP) |
5 |
1 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
Yes |
6 |
Percentage share of high value crops to total sown area in district |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
7 |
Agricultural productivity of 2 major crops |
5 |
1 |
Concerned Officer, DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
8 |
Percentage of animals vaccinated |
7.5 |
1.5 |
Concerned Officer-DC/DM |
DC/DM |
Yes |
9 |
Artificial Insemination coverage |
5 |
1 |
Concerned Officer-DC/DM |
DC/DM |
Yes |
10 |
Number of Soil Health Cards distributed |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Concerned Officer-DC/DM |
DC/DM |
|
|
Total |
100% |
20% |
|
|
Financial Inclusion (5%)
Number |
Monitorable |
Weight in Financial Inclusion Index |
Weight in Overall index |
Source & Periodicity |
Entered by |
1 |
Total Disbursement of Mudra loan (in rupees) per 1 Lakh population |
16.67 |
0.83 |
Department of Financial Services (DFS) / Monthly |
DFS |
2 |
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY): Number of Enrolments per 1 Lakh population |
16.67 |
0.83 |
DFS / Monthly |
DFS |
3 |
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): Number of Enrolments per 1 Lakh population |
16.67 |
0.83 |
DFS / Monthly |
DFS |
4 |
Atal Pension Yojana (APY): Number of Beneficiaries per 1 Lakh population |
16.67 |
0.83 |
DFS / Monthly |
DFS |
5 |
Percentage of accounts seeded with Aadhaar as a percentage of total banking accounts |
16.67 |
0.83 |
DFS / Monthly |
DFS |
6 |
Number of accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana |
16.67 |
0.83 |
DFS / Monthly |
DFS |
Total |
100% |
5% |
|
Skill Development (5%)
Number |
Monitorable |
Weight in Skill Development Index |
Weight in Overall index |
Source & Periodicity |
Entered by |
1 |
No of youth certified in short term and long-term training# schemes / no of youth in district in age group 15-29 |
25 |
1.25 |
MSDE & Line Ministry / Monthly |
Ministry concerned |
2 |
No of certified youth employed# /No of youth trained under short term and long-term training |
15 |
0.75 |
MSDE & Line Ministry / Monthly |
Ministry concerned |
3 |
Number of Apprentices completing/Total number of trainees registered on the portal |
25 |
1.25 |
Directorate General of Training (DGT) / Monthly |
Ministry concerned |
4 |
No of people certified under Recognition of Prior Learning#/Non-formally skilled workforce** |
25 |
1.25 |
MSDE & National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) / Monthly |
Ministry concerned |
5 |
Number of Vulnerable or Marginalized youth certified trained under short term and long-term training# (
|
10 |
0.5 |
MSDE & NSDC / Monthly |
Ministry concerned |
Total |
100% |
5% |
|
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE (10%))
Number |
Monitorable |
Weight in Basic Infrastructure Index |
Weight in Overall index |
Source & Periodicity |
Entered by | Validated by Survey/ Periodicity |
1 |
Percentage of households with electricity connection | 20 | 2 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM; Monthly | DC/DM | Yes Quarterly |
2 |
Percentage of Gram panchayat with internet connection | 5 | 0.5 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM; Monthly | DC/DM | |
3.1 |
Percentage of habitations with access to all weather roads under PMGSY | 7.5 | 0.75 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM Monthly | DC/DM | |
3.2 |
Cumulative number of kilometres of all-weather road work completed as a percentage of total sanctioned kilometres in the district under PMGSY | 7.5 | 0.75 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM Monthly | DC/DM | |
4 |
Percentage of households with Individual Household Latrines | 15 | 1.5 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM Monthly | DC/DM | Yes Quarterly |
| 5 | Percentage of Rural habitations with access to adequate quantity of potable water - 40 lpcd drinking water in rural | 20 | 2 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM Monthly | DC/DM | |
| 6 | Coverage/ establishment of Common Service Centres at Gram Panchayat level | 5 | 0.5 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM Monthly | DC/DM | |
| 7 | Number of pucca houses constructed for household who are shelter-less or having one room with kuchha wall and kuchha roof or having 2 room with kuchha wall and roof | 20 | 2 | Concerned Officer-DC/DM Monthly | DC/DM | |
| Total | 100% | 10% |
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